81st University Theatre season begins with 'Doubt'

University Theatre kicks off its 81st season with the Pulitzer Prize-winning 'Doubt: A Parable' on Sept. 19:

"Doubt" is set in 1964. In a parallel with the present moment, new Pope Paul VI is shaking up the Catholic church by pushing a series of reforms, reaching out to other faiths to make the church more inclusive and vowing to "clean house" in the Vatican.

At St. Nicolas Catholic Church and School in the Bronx borough of New York City, conservative principal Sister Aloysius, played by department of theatre and film studies associate professor Kristin Kundert-Gibbs, begins to suspect the progressive Father Flynn, played by masters of fine arts performance student Zack Byrd, has having improper relations with one of his male students. To complicate matters further, the boy is the school's first African-American student.

We are tremendously fortunate to have such a dynamic theatre program on campus. From audiences to the student experience on stage as well as behind the scenes, very few programs offer the range of quality drama that is the stock-in-trade of University Theatre. Don't miss this season opener and have a look at what the rest of the year has in store. Buy your season tickets now.

Image: cast of "Doubt: A Parable" includes Zack Byrd as Father Brendan Flynn, Jessica Kovalski as Sister James and Kristin Kundert-Gibbs as Sister Aloysius Beauvier, courtesy of University Theatre.